[arch-general] Unable to Install Arch on Server

Carlos Williams carloswill at gmail.com
Wed Dec 2 12:59:24 EST 2009


I have a Dell server (Power Edge 1855) blade that I am trying to
install Arch Linux on. I have no problems installing / running Debian,
CentOS, or Ubuntu on this hardware but when I try to boot from Arch CD
(2009.08 Netinst or Core), I get an error:

Waiting for boot device...
Error: Boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...
Falling back to interactive prompt.
You can try and fix the problem manually, log out when you're finished.
ramfs$

I also built a new PC from home with parts purchased from Newegg.com.
The machine runs perfect with almost any flavor of Linux / Windows but
when I go to install Arch Linux as above, I get the same error. I have
done md5 sum check on my ISO image and used the CD on other servers
fine. I know the disk / image is not the problem. Anyone know how I
can resolve this?

Here is a link to the screenshot of the error:

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6127/errorua.png


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